On Nov 24, 2010, at 3:34 PM, william Beith wrote:
If you proceed down this path, "I've just set my 5 cats on it, and they'll be licking tapes til I get the motor fixed!" please consider issues of animal magnetism!
Speaking of cats, many years ago when I bought my FX Console from Peter Csanky of Fludd, I decided that the standard MkII tapes in it (leads and rhythms) was not as much use to me as 2 sets of 400 tapes, so I could have choir, cello and church organ as well as brass, violins and flute. (Basically, Mellotronics told me to take a hike when I approached them about a custom set of MkII tapes.)
When the two tape sets arrived, I began to remove the old sets so that I could keep them for possible later use. I only got a little way into the job when I had to leave for a gig. The tapes had been mostly removed from the springs but were hanging in their loops.
That night, our two cats got into the tapes. There was shredded tape everywhere. We were finding pieces around the house for months. The cats seemed to poop it and puke it for a week, and as much as I wanted them to die for their sins, they didn't. ;)
Just a word of warning...
Rick